Material Safety Data Sheet according to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006
Epsom Salt as food additive Version 1.2
Revision Date: 2010-08-17
1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE SUBSTANCE/MIXTURE AND OF THE COMPANY/UNDERTAKING • • •
Trade name Use Company
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Responsible Department
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Emergency telephone number
Epsom Salt chemically pure, FCC Food additive, presuming FCC as legal basis K+S KALI GmbH Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7 34131 Kassel Germany Telephone: +49-(0)561-9301-0 Telefax: +49-(0)561-9301-1753 Marketing Telephone: +49-(0)561-9301-2356 Telefax: +49-(0)561-9301-1744 info@kali-gmbh.com Giftinformationszentrale Nord, Göttingen, Germany Telephone: +49 (0)551 19240
2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION The product does not need to be labelled in accordance with EC directives or respective national laws.
3. COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS Chemical nature
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Chemical Name
CAS-No.
EINECS-No.
Magnesium Sulphate Heptahydrate
10034-99-8
231-298-2
Classification
% w/w > 99
4. FIRST AID MEASURES • • • • •
General advice Inhalation Skin contact Eye contact Ingestion
If symptoms persist, seek medical advice. If breathed in, move person into fresh air. Rinse with water. Immediately flush eye(s) with plenty of water. Clean mouth with water and drink afterwards plenty of water.
5. FIRE-FIGHTING MEASURES •
Suitable extinguishing media
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Extinguishing media which shall not be used for safety reasons Specific hazards during fire fighting
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The product is not flammable.Use extinguishing measures that are appropriate to local circumstances and the surrounding environment. none
Heating or fire can release toxic gas. Sulphur oxides Print Date: 2011-01-13
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Special protective equipment for fire-fighters Further information
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Respiratory protection Collect contaminated fire extinguishing water separately. This must not be discharged into drains.
6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES • • •
Personal precautions Environmental precautions Methods for cleaning up
Avoid breathing dust. Do not let product enter drains. Sweep up and shovel into suitable containers for disposal.After cleaning, flush away traces with water.
7. HANDLING AND STORAGE Handling •
Advice on safe handling
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Advice on protection against fire and explosion
Avoid creating dust. Use only clean and dry utensils. Avoid inhalation, ingestion and contact with skin and eyes. The product is not flammable.No special precautions required.
Storage • • • •
Requirements for storage areas and containers Advice on common storage German storage class Storage stability
Keep in a dry place. No special restrictions on storage with other products. 13 Non Combustible Solids Stable under recommended storage conditions.
8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS/PERSONAL PROTECTION
Engineering measures •
none
Personal protective equipment • • • • •
Respiratory protection Hand protection Eye protection Skin and body protection Hygiene measures
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Protective measures
Effective dust mask. not required under normal use Safety glasses not required When using do not eat or drink.Wash hands before breaks and at the end of workday. none
9. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Appearance • 2/5
Form
crystalline Print Date: 2011-01-13
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white odourless
Colour Odour
Safety data • pH • Flash point • Autoignition temperature • Density • Bulk density • Water solubility • Oxidizing properties • Explosive properties
ca. 8 none 1,7 g/cm³ ca.970 kg/m³ 340 g/l none none
25 °C
5 % solution
20 °C
1.013 hPa
internal method not applicable
10. STABILITY AND REACTIVITY • • • •
Materials to avoid Hazardous decomposition products Thermal decomposition Hazardous reactions
None known. Sulphur oxides >700 °C None known.
11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION •
Acute oral toxicity
Remarks: no data available
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Acute inhalation toxicity
Remarks: no data available
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Acute dermal toxicity
Remarks: no data available
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Skin irritation
Result: No skin irritation Remarks: Practical experience.
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Eye irritation
Result: non-irritant Remarks: Practical experience.
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Sensitisation
Result: None known. Remarks: Information derived from practical experience.
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Further information
The product contains no substances classified as hazardous to health in concentrations which should be taken into account. Health injuries are not known or expected under normal use.
12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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Ecotoxicity effects Toxicity to fish
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Toxicity to daphnia
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Value Species LC50 14000 mg MgSO4/l orfe, golden (24 h) EC50 1700 mg MgSO4/l Daphnia magna (24 h)
Method DIN 38412
Note REF. 4
DIN 38412
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Material Safety Data Sheet according to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006
Epsom Salt as food additive Version 1.2
Revision Date: 2010-08-17
EC50 2700 mg MgSO4/l (72 h)
Desmodesmus DIN 38412 subspicatus (green algae) EC50 84000 mg MgSO4/l Bacteria DIN 38412 (30 min)
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Toxicity to algae
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Toxicity to bacteria
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Biodegradability Physico-chemical removability Adsorbed organic bound halogens (AOX)
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not applicable not applicable not applicable
13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS • • •
Product Packaging Contaminated packaging
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Waste key for the unused product
Test for use in agriculture. Completely emptied packagings can be given for recycling. Contaminated packaging should be emptied as far as possible; then it can be passed on for recycling after being thoroughly cleaned. 02 01 09: Wastes of chemicals for the agriculture excepted of those, which are listed under 02 01 08
14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION Further Information Not classified as dangerous in the meaning of transport regulations. 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION Labelling according to EC Directives •
The product does not need to be labelled in accordance with EC directives or respective national laws.
National legislation • •
Water contaminating class (Germany) Other regulations
WGK 1: slightly water endangering Observe national and local legal requirements.
16. OTHER INFORMATION Further information The information provided in this Safety Data Sheet is correct to the best of our knowledge, information and belief at the date of its publication. The information given is designed only as a guidance for safe handling, use, processing, storage, transportation, disposal and release and is not to be considered a warranty or quality specification. The information relates only to the specific material designated and may not be valid for such material used in combination with any other materials or in any process, unless specified in the text. This safety datasheet only contains information relating to safety and does not replace any product information or product specification. 4/5
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Material Safety Data Sheet according to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006
Epsom Salt as food additive Version 1.2
Revision Date: 2010-08-17
Sources of key data used to compile the Safety Data Sheet: •
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INNOLAB GmbH & Co. KG, Niedervellmarsche Str. 30, 34233 Fuldatal, Project No. 04 926035, 1994
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